'It’s really, really hard not to like this thing'
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/an-all-electric-toyota-ae86-exists-and-were-not-even-mad/ An All-Electric Toyota AE86 Exists, And We're Not Even Mad 20171107 Matt Robinson [video https://youtu.be/TIZ5IEWk2iM (HOONIGAN) DT 148: Electric Toyota AE86 Drift Car Nov 3, 2017 - Uploaded by TheHoonigans https://www.hoonigan.com/ On today's episode of Daily Transmission, Omead Moinee brings the future to ... image https://images.cdn.circlesix.co/image/2/1200/630/5/uploads/posts/2017/11/ef15dd6420aa73d0ace0a853575236f5.jpg capture ] An electric AE86 drift car is showcased in this episode of TheHoonigans' Daily Transmission series, and it'll happily shred tyres If you thought LS-swapping a Toyota AE86 was sacrilegious, you may wish to look away now, as you ain’t seen nothing yet. This AE86 is surely one of the weirdest in existence, as in place of the screaming, stock ‘4A-G’ is a purpose-built DC motor intended for drag racing. And the boot is full of batteries. Despite the load in the trunk, weight distribution isn’t quite as skewed toward the back as you’d expect, and the weight’s been kept down to a modest figure too. It makes 330lb ft of torque instantly, meaning the electric powertrain will happily overcome the 205-section rear boots. Make sure you watch through to the donuts at the end - with no engine noise accompanying the tyre-shredding session, it’s all just a bit odd… [© carthrottle.com] https://jalopnik.com/i-am-shocked-by-how-much-i-like-this-electric-toyota-ae-1820160100 I Am Shocked By How Much I Like This Electric Toyota AE86 Drift Car 20171105 Patrick George [image https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--4mfTVw6Q--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/lnll06lveukzweblacf9.gif animated gif ] “Whatever it takes to keep interesting cars on the road” is how I approach the question of whether or not it’s okay to do electric conversions for older cars. Some purists hate it, and it’s true it’s never really the same as an internal combustion engine, but it gets the job done. And electrification has its advantages too—namely sweet, sweet torque. Case in point: Omead Moinee’s 1986 AE86 Toyota Corolla with an electric motor, recently featured by the good humans over at Hoonigan. Inspired by electric Pikes Peak conversions, Omead’s car is in regular use as a drift car. It’s really, really hard not to like this thing: Engine Swap Depot says this car’s been around for a hot minute, debuting at SEMA back in 2015. The whole thing is a custom job with a huge 275 volt battery pack mounted in the back seat and trunk that produces 330 lb-ft of torque at just 200 RPM. Two-hundred! Donuts happen at the flip of a switch. It still keeps its five-speed manual transmission, unlike most EV conversions. That’s encouraging. If the future’s electric, give me one of these over one of those damn pod cars. [© jalopnik.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
